Benedict Grossman and Betsey Grove

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Husband Benedict Grossman ^{1 2}

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           Born:  - Germany
     Christened: 
           Died:  - Cherry Twp, Butler Co, PA
         Buried:  - Cherry Twp, Butler Co, PA

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         Father: Simon Grossman (      -      ) 3
         Mother: 

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       Marriage:  - York Co, PA

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Wife Betsey Grove ^{3 4}

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           Born: 
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           Died: 
         Buried:  - Cherry Twp, Butler Co, PA

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   Other Spouse: [Unk] Stivert (      -      ) 2

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Children

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1 M Simon Grossman ^{2 4}

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           Born:  - ? Adams Co, PA
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           Died: 1849 - Franklin Twp, Butler Co, PA 2
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Elizabeth Carothers (      -1844) 2 3

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2 M Benjamin Grossman ^{2 4}

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           Born:  - ? Adams Co, PA
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           Died: 
         Buried: 

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3 F Catherine "Katy" Grossman ^{2 4}

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           Born:  - ? Adams Co, PA
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           Died: 
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         Spouse: Jacob Kissinger (      -      ) 2 4
           Marr: Aft 1797

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4 M Jacob Grossman ^{2 4}

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           Born:  - ? Adams Co, PA
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           Died: 
         Buried: 

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5 F Elizabeth "Betsey" Grossman ^{4 5}

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           Born:  - ? Adams Co, PA
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         Spouse: Robert Black (Abt 1770-      ) 4 5 6
           Marr: Bef 1797 - Huntingdon Co, PA

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6 F Mary "Polly" Grossman ²

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           Born:  - ? Adams Co, PA
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         Spouse: Robert McCallen (      -Bef 1883) 7
           Marr: 1797 7

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General Notes: Husband - Benedict Grossman

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He was born during his parents' passage to America.

During the year 1797, Benedict Grossman re­moved from York County, PA, and after a journey fraught with much labor and hardship, settled in Cherry Township, Butler County, PA, upon the farm now owned and occupied by his great grand­son, Abner McCallen. Mr. Grossman was accom­panied by his wife, and a family of six children. He brought into the country also a small stock of dry goods, notions, etc., which he placed in a log building owned by John Christy, Esq. and there exposed them for sale, his son-in-law, Robert Black, being in charge of this pioneer store. After a year or so, however, the goods unsold were taken to the home of the Grossmans and Blacks in the present township of Cherry, where the business of merchandising was continued for a number of years. Benedict Grossman and his wife were both buried on the farm now owned by Abner McCallen. [HBC 1883, 422]
Only five children came with the parents initially; Polly and her husband followed two years later. [HBC 1895, 1241]

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General Notes: Wife - Betsey Grove

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During the French and Indian war of 1756-63, she was captured by the Indians in York County, Pennsylvania, and kept among them for a period of seven years, but at the age of thirteen years was finally returned at Fort Pitt. [HBC1883, 422]

When a child but seven years old she was captured by Indians and scalped, but her life was spared and she lived with the Indians until she was thirteen, when she was exchanged. In after years when she accompanied her husband to Butler County, Pennsylvania, she recognized several localities along Slippery Rock as places where she had been with the Indians. [HBC 1909, 628]

1 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 368.

2 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1241.

3 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 628.

4 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 422.

5 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1241, 1282.

6 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 943.

7 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 423.